Railway-truck construction



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J. A. MCCORMICK RAILWAY TRUCK CONSTRUCTION Filed March l0, 1927vPatented Feb. 19, 1929. y

UNITED STATES JOHN A.. MCCOBMICK, OFST. LQUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNQRTOCOMMONWEALTH STEEL COMPANY, F GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS,A A CORPORATIONQF NEW JERSEY.

RAILWAY-TRUCK CONSTRUCTION.

Application led Irch 10, 1927. Serial No`..174=,185.

My invention relates to railway rolling stock and consists in animproved truck conl o ject of my invention`to make use of standard boxesfor the purpose mentioned.

A further object of my invention is to modify the truckpedestalstructure 'for use with v the other elements of m invention.l In theaccompanying rawings which illustrate my invention- Figure 1 is asection through a car truck pedestal, journal box and axle, and is takenon a line arallel with the longitudinal cen- '20 ter line o the truck..

y Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.*

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the edestal leg and adjacent portion ofthe box s own in Fi res 1 and 2. Y 5

. iures 4, 5, and 6 correspond, respectively, with igures 1,2, and 3but-illustrate a. modilied structure. l

The pedestal illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 is formed integrally withthe wheel piece 1 of the truck frame and has s aced legs 2 and 3 whichstraddle the journal box upon which rest the equalizers (not shown)carryintbe truck frame in the usual manner. Eac of v the pedestal legs 2and 3 is shown as being of channel section and provided with a similarlyshaped wear plate 6 which may be renewed at intervals to maintain thedesired fit between the pedestal and the box 7. The box has ribs 8 whichposition the same on the edestals.

The web of the ri ht hand pe estal leg 3 is provided with an e ongatednarrow openin 9 and a pipe 10 is shown as passin throng this opening andinto box 7 the ce ar l1 in the box being provided with a recess topermit the inward projection of pipe 10. Preferably.

the pipe 10 extends outwardly and upwardly and mounts an oilcu or otherreservoir 12, j and it will be noted t at the flanges of the f ltiopedestal leg are llared as indicated at 13 to accommodate the reservoir12. p

A different arrangement is shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6 in which the sidewall 5 of the box 14 adjacent the pedestal leg 15 is provided with alarger opening than the opening in box 7, and lid 16 is hinged to thebox wall at 17 and adapted to be swung upwardly through the opening 4provided in the pedestal leg 15. This box opening permits access to theinterior of the box and its cellar 18, the 6o side wall 19 of thelatterbeing 'cut away for this purpose and the side wall oi' the boxbeing providedfwith a flange 20 around the lower portion of the opening.

With this construction, it is likely that the web of the pedestal legwill be cut away to such an extent that it will be desirable'to increase'the width of the leg materially iny order to Either of theconstructions described b me tends to eliminate the possible entrance odirt 75 and water to the journal box whichislikely when the lubricant isapplied through the .top of the box.

In the form shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6 the packing is accessiblevwithout removing 30 the cellar from the box and without removing the tiebar 22.

The arrangement does not interfere with the relative vertical movementof the box and pedestal, and with the construction shown 95 m'Fi ures 1,2`and 3 a standard box may be used by drilling the same to admit thepipe 10. The accesslbility of the oil vcup 12 and hence the easy renewalandreplenishing of the oil supply is apparent. Various modifications inthe details of my device other than those shown may be made 'withoutdeparting from the spirit ofmy invention, and I contemplate theexclusive usea of such variations as fall within the scope of my claims.v

I claim: i 1. In a journal box adapted to be mounted in a`truckpedestal, a 'pedestal engaging side wall, avpipe attached to said wall100 and extending outwardly arid upwardly therefrom, an oil cup carriedby Ysaid pipe and discharging into the same, and a cellar in said boxhaving a, side wall recessed -to permit' said pipe to extend into theinterior 105 of said cellar. t Y Y 2; In a railway truck, a pedestal, ajournal box slidable vertically in said pedestal, an

axle journaled in said box, and means proand tlie leg of said pedestalof said bon below .said axle 3. ln a i'ailway truck, a pedestal9 a u nalboa' slidable vertically therein, tlie ing aligned openings in tbe lowerp, ien of the side Wall ot said bon and tlie adjacent leg of saidpedestal, and a in ber mounted on said bon and cloeingtlie open ingtherein and extending1 tlirougli tlie open ing in"said leg.

L ln a ailway tiucl, a pedestal9 ard journal box mounted said pedestal3and a pipe inserted tliougb a leg oit said pedestal and the adjacentWall ot said bolt, the openingotoi said pipe in said pedestal leg beingelongated to permit vertical movement of said box and pipe insaidpedestal.

5. ln a railway truck, .a pedestal, a joui'- nal box slidable in saidpedestal, a pipe ei;- tending from said box through the adjacent leg` ofsaid pedestal, said leg being channelshaped in cross section Witli itsdangee flan ing outwardly to accommodate between them an oil reservoirmounted on said pipe.`

L a stand journal bei; elidable said pedestal9 ed iliona tlie side otsaid bon agli tlie adjacent ol'D said pedestal, fo leg beingcliannelehape in cioss eeelfon "with its ldanges extending at Tightangies to its Web loi a euflieient distance to cleatl the flanges on theWall ol said journal boit and tlien being inclined outwardly toaccommodate oil ieseivoii' mounted Said pipe and Widei tlie distance bep said flanges said web..

'lk ln a railway trnclga a pedestal, a

ai" l eslal legs, a journal bei; sliclablj/ mounted in said pedestal,and a pipe inseited tliougli said pedestal leg and Wear plate and theadjacent Wall ol' said bon, the opening' loi` said pipe in said pedestalleg and Wear plate pei"- mitting Vertical movement et said boa irelativeto said pedestal.

ln testimony whereof ll hereunto afin; my signature this ltli day ol?March, l927. i JHN il. ll/loCllMlCl.

railway tluclf9 pedestala a stand Ol olate on the iniieii tace et one otsaid pedi

